CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER: I. 
PAGE 
INTRODUCTION—How to distinguish a Duck—General Account 
of the Ducks—Distribution of the Ducks—Divisions of the 
Duck Family 
CHAPTER IT, 
Swans—Their General Characteristics—The Mute or Tame 
Swan (Cygnus olor)—The Whooper or Wild Swan (Cygnus 
musicus—Bewick’s)—Swan (Cygnus bewicki)—Pere Davie’s 
Swan (Cygnus david?) seh ae 
CHAPTER III. 
GEESE—Their General Characteristics—The Gray Goose (Amser 
ferus)—The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)—The 
White-fronted Goose (Amser albifrons)—The Dwarf Goose 
(Anser erythropus)—The Bar-headed Goose (Anser /ndicus)— 
The Red-breasted Goose (Bvanta ruficollis)\—The Bean Goose 
(Anser fabalis)—The Chinese Goose (Cynopsts cygnotdes)— 
Hutchin’s Goose (8ranta Hutchinst)—The Brent Goose 
(Branta bernicla)—The Black Brent (Branta nigricans)—The 
Snow Goose ory hyperbor Gist ata Cae Goose tet eat 
canagica) 
CHAPTER IV. 
MERGANSERS—Their General Characteristics—The Goosander 
(Alerganser castor)—The lKed-breasted Merganser (J/ergan- 
ser servator)—The Smew (Mergus aaa Scaled Mer- 
ganser (Merganser sguamatus) ; 
CHAPTER V. 
True Ducks—Their General Characteristics—The Golden- 
Eye (Clangula glaucion)—The Stiff-tail (Zrzsmatura leucoce- 
phala)—The Red-crested Pochard (Wetta rufina)—The Red- 
headed Pochard (Myvoca feriza)—The Scaup (Myroca marila) 
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